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C o n t e n t sReporting periodFY2011 (April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012)
Scope of calculationsSites in Japan
· Head Office (Togoshi) Gate City Office (Osaki)
· Osaka Branch
· Nagoya Branch
· Kanagawa Sales Office
· Ibaraki Sales Office
· Hokuriku Sales Office
· Fukuoka Sales Office
· Toyama Works and Toyama Technology Center
· Hitachi Works
· Ibaraki Works
· Yamato Works
ASIA· SMK High-Tech Taiwan Trading Co., Ltd.
· SMK Electronics (H.K.) Ltd.
· SMK Trading (H.K.) Ltd.
· SMK Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
· SMK Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
· SMK Electronics Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
· SMK Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.
· SMK Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
· SMK Electronics (Phils.) Corporation
EUROPE· SMK Europe N.V.
· SMK (U.K.) Ltd.
· SMK Hungary Kft.
NORTH AMERICA· SMK Electronics Corporation U.S.A.
· SMK Manufacturing, Inc.
· SMK Electronica S.A. de C.V.
· Toyama Showa Co., Ltd.
· Showa Denshi Co., Ltd.
· Ibaraki SMK Co., Ltd.
Subsidiaries in Japan
Overseas Sites
CO2 emissions
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of Japan for domestic sites, and the GHG Protocol for overseas sites.
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About This Report
Message from the Management
Message from Vice President of Environment Div.
Environmental Management
Environmental Preservation Activities
Material Balance
Energy and Resource Saving Results
Environmental Accounting
Energy Conservation during Summer
Energy and Resource Saving Activities
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An unprecedented disaster and a global credit shortage have had a profound impact on the business environment.
However, to me, these circumstances also sound a clarion call urging us to create new value. We are presented with an opportunity to reassess our direction as people, as amanufac-turer, and as a corporate citizen, towards the realization of a safer and happier future.
SMK’s business is predicated on environmental sustainability. Uppermost in our minds is a focus on our responsibility to go on offering products that provide solutions to a variety of issues, first and foremost issues of resources and energy. And in addition to this, we also recognize that it is precisely within this focus on contributing to the preservation of the global environment that new business opportunities for SMK lie.
We will direct further energy towards the creation of products that will reduce our environmental burden and promote recycling, for example in the areas of natural (renewable) energy, energy conservation, such as HEMS (home energy management system), and low-carbon products, as exemplified by hybrid cars.
We will also continue, and intensify, our efforts to eliminate loss from all of our processes (“Muda, Mura, Muri” initiatives).
For instance, our Corporate Environmental Preservation Committee, of which the top management of all our domestic and overseas production facilities are members, functions in each of our workplaces to monitor our level of achievement of targets for the reduction of CO2 and waste products, and plays a significant role in our efforts to control any waste of energy or resources in our business activities.
SMK has received a high ranking in a survey of environ-mental management conducted by the Nikkei Inc., and I take no little pride in the fact that this is an outcome of our consis-tent efforts and of changes in our attitude towards our tasks.
However, we are still on our way. I remain aware that the crucial period in the challenge we have presented ourselves to create new value lies ahead of us.
With these thoughts in mind, I present the SMK Environment Report 2012 to all our stakeholders.
Have no doubt that you can expect even greater things from SMK in the future.
June 2012
Creation of Environmentally Friendly Products 9
Becoming a Value-creating Company thatreconciles Sustainability with Growth.
President andChief Operating Offi cer
Yasumitsu Ikeda
Message from the Management
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Energy conservation, the reduction of CO2 emissions, the reduction of waste and harmful substances, further advances in environmentally friendly and miniaturized technology… At SMK, we push ourselves to respond to these environmental goals both more broadly and at a higher level.
“More broadly” encompasses efforts in a broad range of areas, including manufacture, use, transportation, and marketing.
“At a higher level” refers to the ambitious targets that we set ourselves.
For instance, we set ourselves the target of reducing our peak power usage in summer 2011 by 25% against figures for the previous year. We actually achieved a reduction of 28%. This will not be a one-off achievement; the expertise in energy conserva-tion that we attained in doing so will be extended to the SMK global network.
I believe that the eco market will develop rapidly, propelled by a new awareness of energy conservation following the earthquake and tsunami disaster. Against this background, as a company that has attained a level of technological capacity enabling it to respond on all fronts, including conservation of energy and resources, the realization of increased efficiency, and environmentally friendly design, SMK will fulfill its respon-sibility as a corporate citizen through the provision of eco-conscious products.
It is well known that the miniaturization of electronic parts advances as an inevitable consequence of the needs of customers and the market. It is standard procedure to reduce size in order to ultimately reduce resource and energy use. But this is not enough for SMK. It goes without saying that we seek to reduce waste and energy use in our manufacturing processes, but more than this, we also strive to create products
with consideration of their entire life cycle. The standardization of the life cycle assessments (evaluations of environmental impact) that make this possible was established as a target in our Mid-term Plan, and we are working to render our environ-mental burden visible in this way.
It was agreed at COP17, held in 2011, that the term of the Kyoto Protocol should be extended, and that Japan would not face new obligations for reductions from 2013. There has been no change, however, in the fact that we will go on working towards voluntary emissions reductions under the leadership of the government.
Naturally, SMK views contributing to the fight against global warming as an important agenda, and we will continue to make global efforts in this area. In doing so, we will always bear in mind our responsibility to make the scope of our activities broader and the level of our targets higher.
June 2012
Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 201 2)
Major Products
Consolidated Net Sales Consolidated Operating Income Consolidated Net Income
NameEstablishedRegisteredPrimaryBusinesses
CapitalNumber of Employees
Head office
Switches / Remote control units / Keyboards /
Control panel units / Electret condenser microphones /
Earphone-microphone assemblies / Camera modules /
AC adaptors / Antennas / Crimp connectors / FPC and FFC connectors / Board-to-board connectors /
RF coaxial connectors / Interface connectors /
Card connectors / Power connectors /
Jacks and pin jacks /
DC power supply plugs and jacks / Fuse holders /
Connectors for photovoltaic modules / LED connectors
Resistance sensitive touch panels /
Optical touch panels / Capacitive touch panels /
Bluetooth modules
SMK Corporation
April 1925
January 15, 1929
Manufacturing and sales of electronic components for use in
electrical equipment, communications equipment, electronic
equipment, industrial machinery, IT equipment and other
applications.
7,996 million yen
11,311 (in the Group)
5-5, Togoshi 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8511, Japan
TEL: +81-3-3785-1111 FAX: +81-3-3785-1878
URL: http://www.smk.co.jp/
Reaching Higher to Open the Door toA New Era of Eco-friendly Technology
Message from VicePresident ofEnvironment Div.
Vice President ofEnvironment Div.
Yoshiyuki Kaku
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In-House training of internal auditors (Head Office)
Environmental e-learning at SMK Mexico
Organization to Promote Environmental Preservation
SMK Environmental Charter
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Environmental Management
1. Basic Philosophy
Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Education
2. Action Guidelines
Organizational Structure for Environmental Preservation
President
Executive Officers’ Meeting
CSR Committee
Corporate EnvironmentalPreservation Committee* Chairperson: Vice President
of Environment Div.* Secretariat: Environmental
Protection Department
Members of the EnvironmentalPreservation Committee
at each business site
The SMK Group pursues environmentalpreservation as well as economic development, by integrating its current technological strengths and creating advanced technology. As a goodcorporate citizen, every one of us will contribute to the promotion of sustainable global development.
In SMK, the Group policies, targets, and initiatives related
to environmental preservation are deliberated upon and
determined by the Corporate Environmental Preservation
Committee, which is chaired by the Vice President of the
Environment Division. Major items are subject to deliberation
and determination at the Executive Officer’s Meeting. Upon
determination, they are deployed at all Japan and overseas
works. At each business site, the local Environmental
Preservation Committee decides local policies, targets, and
initiatives in accordance with the Group policies, targets, and
initiatives taking locally specific issues into consideration and
puts them into practice.
SMK implements environmental education by levels of
employees throughout the Group, and as a part of the
professional education curriculums. In addition, each business
site makes its own annual education plans.
We also encourage our employees to take the Certification
Test for Environmental Specialists (also known as the Eco
Test) administered by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and
Industry. Every year since the first test in 2006, we have
gathered candidates, purchased textbooks, and provided
assistance with the burden of exam fees. As of 2011, a total of
57 of our employees had passed the test, and they are helping
to guide and advance environmental preservation activities at
each workplace.
SMK’s environmental management systems are in
accordance with ISO 14001, the international standard for
EMS.
We have obtained ISO 14001 certification for all of our
Japan sites and overseas works. Since fiscal 2007, in addition
to individual activities at each site, we have been setting
targets and themes to be shared by all members of the SMK
Group, reinforcing linkage among our sites, and working to
strengthen group-wide systemic arrangements.
SMK’s environmental preservation activities are not limited
to our Group. The Green Procurement Guidelines that we
published in 2004 also make demands on our suppliers.
Specifically, we request our suppliers to pledge not to use any
environmentally hazardous substances prohibited by SMK,
and to put in place ISO 14001-based systems. We visit
suppliers who have not obtained ISO 14001 certification to
check on the status of their environmental preservation
activities, and to suggest any necessary improvements.
(1 ) Develop environmentally friendly products(2) Reduce waste by using everything to its fullest extent(3) Preserve natural resources and saving of energy(4) Encourage 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle)(5) Realize waste-free procurement and manufacturing
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Preventing global warming
Effective use of resources
Preserving biodiversity
Nature of initiative
CO2 emissions per unit of production value*¹:11% reduction relative to FY2010 Target: 0.45 t-CO2/million yen
Total CO2 emissions: 9% reduction relative to FY2010 Target: 29,375 t-CO2
Review and introduction of energy management systems
Review of SMK standards for LCA (including carbon footprint)
Review of activities related to purchasing with preservation of biological diversity in mind
Industrial waste discharge per unit of production value*²: 20% reduction relative to FY2010 Target: 0.0235 t/million yen
Total industrial waste discharge amount: 18% reduction relative to FY2010 Target: 1,550 t
Landfill waste amount: 70% increase relative to FY2010 Target: 213 t
AchievementTarget
FY2011
12% increase 0.56 t-CO2/million yen
4% decrease 30,973 t-CO2
Study of ISO 50001 system
Obtaining and analyzing information on industry trends
Requesting cooperation of suppliersExamining revisions to the Green Procurement Guidelines
1% increase 0.0296 t-CO2/million yen
13% decrease 1,636 t
26% decrease 92 t
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C
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Effective responses forthe management of environment-related substances
Advancement of environ-mentally friendly design
Bring online system to manage information on constituent materials, a system to respond to the EU REACH Regulation
Enhancement of product assessments
Completion of revision of internal management system and implementation of responses
Review and introduction of software towards the realization of a more sophisticated management system
Partial revision and enhancement of details of assessments
Self-assessment
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Environmental Preservation Activities
■ Preventing Global WarmingIn the area of CO2 emissions, we have worked towards
improvements such as the replacement of air conditioning systems
with energy-saving models and the reexamination of equipment
operating conditions. However, there was an increase in our CO2
emissions per unit of production value as a result of factors
including the full operation of clean rooms for the production of
touch panels, the floor space for which increased last fiscal year,
and increased emissions from the use of generators due to a
higher than expected volume of power outages at works in China,
and our total CO2 emissions somewhat reduced from last fiscal
year. Future initiatives include the introduction of energy manage-
ment systems and life cycle assessments (LCA).
■ Preserving Biodiversity We have requested the cooperation of our suppliers in
roundtable discussions to ensure that biological diversity is
preserved throughout the entirety of our supply chain.We are
also examining revisions to our Green Procurement Guidelines,
and intend to release the revised edition in fiscal 2012.
■ Effective Use of Resources We achieved a significant reduction in our total amount of
industrial waste discharge and the amount of landfill waste by
improvements stemming from waste reduction activities
conducted in relation to our production processes. Figures for
industrial waste discharge per unit of production were the
same as fiscal 2010.
■ Effective Responses for the Management of Environment-related Substances
We have completed the reexamination of our company
management system in relation to the revision of the EU
RoHS Directive (exempted items), and have made the
necessary responses.
With regard to the EU REACH regulations, we are aiming
towards the introduction of a more sophisticated
management system, and have commenced the
introduction of appropriate software.
■ Advancement of Environmentally Friendly Design In fiscal 2011, we revised the detail procedures to evaluate
the presence of environmentally hazardous substances. We
will proceed to enhance the level of our evaluations in the
areas of energy and resource conservation in future.
OUTPUT
Material Balance
At SMK, we are attempting to analyze and understand the material balance (environmental footprint) for each of our processes, from product design and development to manufacture and sales, and to realize highly efficient business activities.
●Wastewater ●Products
Electrical power (10 thousands of kWh)
Fuel (crude-oil equivalent, kℓ)
Water (t)
CO² emissions accompanying energy use (t-CO²)
Amount of industrial waste discharge (t) Total amount =❶+❷
❶Amount recycled 1,538❷Amount disposed
INPUT
●Paper for use with office equipment ●Procured materials• Raw materials • Purchased parts• Chemicals and subsidiary materials, papers (packaging cardboard)
Japan
Overseas
All of SMK’s Japan and overseas sites have formulated targets for environmental preservation activities, and are pushing ahead with realization of improvements. The table below presents the actual results of SMK’s major activities in fiscal 2011, as well as targets for this fiscal year.
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Self-assessment
A: attained B: insufficiently-attained C: not attained*1: CO² emissions per unit of production value = CO² emissions divided by production value*2: Industrial waste discharge per unit of production value = industrial waste discharge divided by production value
SMKGroup
Energy and Resource Saving Results
SMK recorded an increase in CO2 emissions per production
when viewed in terms of unit of nominal production value
(112% against the previous fiscal year), while the amount of
CO2 emissions recorded a slight decrease (96% against the
previous fiscal year) for fiscal 2011, as indicated under the
heading Environmental Preservation Activities. (See page 4)
We have been working to progressively increase our level of
in-house processing of parts (molding, stamping, etc.) rather than
outsourcing since our base year (FY2005) towards the achieve-
ment of greater efficiency through integrated manufacturing.
If we analyze trends in our total CO2 emissions (trends in
substantive CO2 emissions) except the amount of increase due
to this in-house processing by unit of actual production value
(calculated with the effect of commodity prices and exchange
rate change minimized), levels are almost equivalent to those for
our base year. When we take into consideration the fact that we
have expanded our production of touch panels, which requires
the use of energy-intensive clean rooms, we can actually point
to an improvement in our emissions trends. (See graphs below)
Trends in CO2 emissions and CO2 emissions per unit of nominal production value
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SMK positions responses to global warming as an important management agenda, and is implementing and constantly enhancing initiatives to conserve energy.We are also working to reduce industrial waste discharge amount and to realize zero emissions (zero landfill waste), in an attempt to use our resources more efficiently.
CO² emissions
CO² emissions per unit of production value(nominal production value)
104%
88%
Japan
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96%
Overall SMK Group
Year on Year
Ref: Trends in CO2 emissions and CO2 emissions per unit of actual production value
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Energy-Saving Results
*Red figures represent
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overseas production
Japan (*Note 2)
SMK Group(*Note 1)
Overseas (*Note 3)
Japan(excluding amount due
to in-house production)
Overseas(excluding amount due
to in-house production)
Amount due toin-houseproduction
*Trends in actual CO² emissions show the trend for emissions excluding the increase due to the in-house production
*Actual production value is used in the calculation of emissions per unit of production value (*Note 1) Whole Group: Calculated by totaling Japan and overseas actual production value (*Note 2) Japan: Calculated with consideration of the Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index published by the Bank of Japan (*Note 3) Overseas: Calculated by conversion into yen amounts using 2005 (base year) exchange rates
CO2 emissionsts
*Red figures represent
totals for Japan and
overseas production
Japan
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Overseas
SMK Group
Overseas
CO2 emissionsts
CO2 emissions perunit of production value
CO2 emissions perunit of production value
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Resource-saving Results
Industrial waste discharge per unit of production value was
almost the same as the previous year (101%), while the
amount of industrial waste discharge decreased by 13%.
The main reason for this is curbing waste by improvements of
manufacturing processes, as discussed in “Environmental
Preservation Activities” on page 4.
We project an increase in the amount of industrial waste
discharge in FY2012 as a result of increased production, and
we intend to push ahead with further efforts to realize
improvements.
As a result of these activities, SMK has also achieved a
significant reduction in our volume of landfill waste (74%
against the previous fiscal year), especially the quantity of glass
slag (a difficult material to recycle) from overseas operations
decreased. We will continue to make improvements in future,
looking towards becoming a zero emissions company.
Amount of industrial waste discharge
Overall industrial wastedischarge amount
Industrial waste discharge per unit of production value(nominal production value)
86%
72%
Japan
101%
87%
Landfill waste amount
Recycling amount 71%
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74%
Overall SMK Group
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Amount of landfill waste and recycling rate
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Overseas
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Amount of industrialwaste discharge
Industrial wastedischarge per unit of production value
*Red figures represent
totals for Japan and
overseas production
Amount of landfillwaste (Japan)
Japan
Amount of landfillwaste (overseas)
Overseas
Landfill waste amount
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Recycling rate
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Environmental Accounting
(Units: million yen)
Environmental Preservation CostsOur environmental preservation costs in fiscal 2011
increased against the previous fiscal year, in terms of both
investments and expenses.
Investment costs increased due to the installation of equipment
to enable wastewater reuse as a measure to reduce the
environmental impact of one of our production works in
China.Expenses increased due to an increase in costs associated
with response to regulations concerning environmentally
hazardous substances, such as the revised EU-RoHS Directive.
Economic BenefitsEconomic benefits for fiscal 2011 declined against benefits
for the previous fiscal year.
The main reasons for this are that we produced less waste
able to be sold and a reduced amount of tools and equipment
was available for reuse, with a consequent reduction in the
economic benefit of reuse.
Environmental Preservation BenefitsWith regard to environmental preservation benefits, our
landfill waste amount declined, but we recorded increases in
the other three categories.
The reasons for CO2 and industrial waste-related increases
are explained in “Environmental Preservation Activities.” In the
case of environmentally hazardous substances, the increase
was due to our increased production of touch panels, which
involves numerous processes that use chemical substances.
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YoY
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11.7 t
CO² emissions per unit ofproduction value:
–0.06 t-CO² /million yen
Landfill waste amount:-32.7 t
Industrial waste discharge perunit of production value:
–0.0004 t /million yen
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Administration
R&D
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Category
Operation and maintenance of facilities used toprevent pollution
Efficient operation and maintenance of equipment, suchas air-conditioners, daily efforts to save energy, etc.
Appropriate processing and recyclingpromotion of industrial waste discharge
Green procurement
Elimination of environmentally hazardous substances / Environmental management education, activities forthe achievement of certification, etc.
Development of environmentally friendly products
Initiatives to expand green areas at works
Major Activities
Environmental Preservation Costs and Benefits
Main New Energy-saving Measures adopted in Summer 2011
●Adjustment of Lighting (Replacement of incandescent globes with LED globes, provision of LED desk lights to employees, introduction of presence sensors, reduction of number of globes)
28.1% reductionagainst peak use for
the previous summer
27.6% reduction incumulative power use
between June and September(Against cumulative power usebetween June and September
in the previous year)
●Changes to Group workplace attendance system (Partial introduction
of system of Saturday work, with Sunday and Monday as holidays)
●Timed start-up of air conditioners and limitation of output
●Upgrading of large servers, etc. to the latest compact models
●Restrictions on operation of vending machines…Etc.
In response to the electricity shortage over summer resulting from the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Japanese government applied
a power use limit of 15% below the figure for peak use for the previous summer to all large power users contracted for 500kW or more. SMK was not
subject to this restriction, but we set ourselves an even higher target than the government directive – a reduction of 25% against peak use for the
previous summer – and put a variety of power-saving measures into effect. As a result of our efforts, this target was achieved by all our sites that
purchase power from the Tokyo Electric Power Company, with a reduction of 28.1% against peak power use for the previous summer. In addition,
we reduced our cumulative power use between June and September by 27.6% against the same period last year, representing a 172 t reduction in
CO2 emissions. We intend to make use of the expertise gained from this initiative at other domestic and overseas workplaces, making changes to our
approach to enable us to use less power throughout the Group in future.
Accounting Procedure❶SMK’s environmental accounting practices adhere to the Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 published by Japanese Ministry of the Environment.❷Figures are based on data on capital investments and other expenses (including depreciation cost) required for the environmental preservation activities,
as well as data on the benefits accrued from them in terms of money and quantity, from all Japan and overseas sites of the SMK Group.❸Data for environmental preservation benefits indicated a decrease in amount compared with the previous fiscal year. A year-on-year comparison is not
presented for data without any reduction or comparable results with the previous fiscal year.❹Economic benefits accrued are clearly demonstrable and do not include speculative benefits.❺For environmentally hazardous substances in the category of environmental preservation benefits, aggregated subjects were the substances regulated
under the Law Concerning Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, or PRTR Law).
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Energy Conservation during Summer
[ Factory Visit Events ]In fiscal 2011, we held two factory visit events for employees’
families.
Following a lively welcoming ceremony and a tour of the
factory, visitors were introduced to our environmental
improvement activities and offered brief lessons on climate
change and the recycling of resources. Participating children
greatly enjoyed the events, which allowed them to get to know
the place where their father or mother works in addition to
learning many new facts.
The development of our company and our ongoing
environmental preservation
activities are not the result of
our employees’ efforts in
isolation; the understanding
and support of their families is
also essential.
[ Introduction of Equipment for Reuse of Plating Wastewater ]The SMK Dongguan (China) introduced equipment using
reverse osmosis membranes to enable wastewater from
plating to be reused, and commenced test operation from
December 2011. This initiative required an investment of 1.26
million RMB, but will make it possible to reuse 18 m3 of the 30
m3 of water used per day in the company’s electroplating
facility, reducing water use by 4,500 m3 per year (10,305 RMB
per year).
The introduction of this equipment has enabled the company
to make a contribution to
the wastewater reuse
policy being advanced by
the Chinese government.
The company intends to
continue working in future
to realize environmπentally
friendly production
processes.
SMK Philippines has revised its system for the reuse of
wastewater from the touch panel production process.
Up to the present, only the wastewater from some glass
cleaning machines has been reused, being used as water for
toilets and fire hydrants and employed in the factory.
The company reexamined the types of glass cleaning
machines, in August 2011, from which wastewater could be
reused enabling approximately 35% of the water consumed in
the production process to be reused. The volume of water
saved by reuse will reduce the company’s water consumption
by 12,100 kℓ per year.
This is equivalent to the emissions from approximately 1,200
10-t trucks.
Efforts to reuse
resources and reduce
CO2 emissions will
continue in future, with
the company seeking
to realize a zero
emissions workplace.
Energy and Resource Saving Activities
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The Toyama Works has introduced energy-saving
inverter-type spot air conditioners.
Up to the present, two large air conditioning units have
been used to cool the entire factory floor, but the company
has now eliminated waste by employing six spot air
conditioners in the areas in which they are needed.
The introduction of the new air conditioners will reduce
electricity use by 47,635 kWh per year (approximately 500,000
yen per year), A fuel oil use by 9,958 ℓ per year (approximately
650,000 yen), and CO2 emissions by 44.8t per year.
The company will continue to carefully analyze the present
status of operations
when upgrading
equipment, pushing
forward its activities
to enhance energy
conservation.
SMK Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (SMK Malaysia)
SMK Malaysia fitted heat retention covers to the cylinders
of all 23 of its molding machines. The use of these covers
maintains the cylinders at a high temperature, increasing
thermal efficiency. This initiative has reduced power
consumption by 9%, and is expected to reduce CO2
emissions by 77.6 t per year.
In addition, the effect in controlling the radiation of heat
from the cylinders during operation prevents increases in the
temperature of the
workplace,
improving cooling
efficiency.
SMK Electronics (Phils.) Corporation (SMK Philippines) SMK Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (SMK Shenzhen)
SMK Shenzhen (China) has introduced equipment to
improve the power factor of the power sources supplying
electricity to its factory. A poor power factor results in
reactive power consumption, and this excess power
consumption has a negative impact on both electricity fees
and CO2 emissions.
The introduction of this equipment has increased the
power factor (COSφ) from 0.85 to 0.98, representing an
improvement of
approximately
25% in power
consumption,
and a reduc-
tion of 6.9 t per
year in CO2
emissions.
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Inverter-type spot air conditioner
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Creation of Environmentally Friendly Products
Micro USB Connectors (Spring Contact Terminal)
SMK has introduced an environmental management system based on ISO 14001, the international standard, at all of our Japan sites and overseas works. Throughout the entire cycle from material use to disposal of waste, SMK makes thorough reviews from the standpoint of environmental preservation and is promoting development and design premised on the 3Rs of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
Micro USB connectors for use in smart phones, mobile telephones,
etc.
The spring terminals allow these to be pushed to the PWB without
using solders. The product design and the material selection take RoHS
Directive and halogen-free into account.
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Connectors for LED Lighting: LT Series
Connectors for LED lighting, a type of illumination that offers an
energy-saving benefit. The lineup includes a total of five types of
connector, for base lights, line lights, and LED bulb. The connectors
conform to IEC standards and the stipulations of the Electrical
Appliances and Material Safety Law, and their design takes safety and
heat resistance into consideration by ensuring sufficient creepage
distance and air clearance.
FPC connectors for High-Speed Transmission: EN-31 Series
0.3-mm pitch FPC connectors compatible with products such as
digital home electronic equipment and IT devices in which signal
transmission speeds are increasing.
The connectors are compatible with the MIPI / D-PHY standard for
high-speed interfaces, and are ideally suited to realizing high-speed
transmission in mobile devices.The product design and the material
selection take RoHS Directive and halogen-free into account.
Connector for Photovoltaic Modules
These connectors link photovoltaic modules with cables. The original
multi-point contact structure assures and excellent contact performance.
The original water-tightness structure (top and bottom cover system)
facilitates cable waterproofing with easy operation without tools. The
connectors have UL and TÜV certifications. Available in a wide variety
of configurations, such as splitters.
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Dome Switch Series
Switches that are widely used in
smart phones and other mobile
devices.
The use of “spring-contact”
terminals enables the switches to be
mounted without using solders,
making these environmentally friendly
products.
The switches are inserted in the
side of the set case, and the
connection is made by pressing the
terminal against the PWB.
With a full line-up available,
including miniature, double-dome
and mid-mount types, these
switches can be expected to find a
wide variety of applications in future.
(1)1-dome switch
(2)Mini 1-dome switch
(3)Double-dome switch
(4)Mid-mount mini 1-dome switch
AC Adapter
A 50W/20W-compatible AC adapter that conforms to international
safety and EMC regulations and features a unique quasi-resonant circuit
configuration for low-noise and low-loss operation.
In addition, a unique start-up circuit design ensures a stable power
supply when used with motor drives and other devices requiring high
current at start-up.
The adapter also conforms to energy efficiency regulations that have
come into effect in the U.S., Canada, Australia, the EU and other areas
as environmental preservation measures.
Touch Panels
We are proceeding with the development of touch panels selecting
transparent conductive films using carbon nano-tubes, organic
conductive polymers and other materials to replace indium tin oxide
(ITO). If it is possible to apply these films, we will be able to reduce the
quantity of ITO, which contains the rare metal indium, used in our
products. Because these substitute films display greater durability than
indium films, they will contribute to the miniaturization of products, for
example by enabling design that reduces the frame size.
Wireless Module
In addition to low power operation thanks to sophisticated power
management functions in this wireless module, the development of the
Bluetooth® serial-port adapter allows wired connections to become
wireless, reducing resource use.
(1)1-dome switch (2)Mini 1-dome switch
(3)Double-dome switch (4)Mid-mount mini 1-dome switch
Published in June 2012
The paper used in this report is FSC mixed source certified, produced using wood from FSC
certified forests and managed forests. The report was printed using a vegetable ink derived
almost entirely from plant sources, and contains no volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It was
printed using the Minus Carbon Printing system, in which aluminum plates are reused.
h.22m
d.26cm
95.24kg is same as quantity of CO2 which a 6.83 cedar of 50 years old (h.=22m/d.=26cm) absorbs for one year.(source:forestry report 1997, Forestry Agency of Japan)
CorporationSMK printed this Environmental Report by reusing 6.24 kg of aluminum plates in the printingprocess, thus reducing CO² emissions by 89.54kg.
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